IS 2189 : 2026
Selection Installation and Maintenance of Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm System - Code of Practice Fifth Revision
Current edition: 2026
Sectional committee: CED 22 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard covers the planning, design, selection, installation and maintenance of tire detection and alarm systems. It is applicable to simple systems with a few manual call points as well as to complex installations comprising addressable control and indicating panel, non-addressable detectors, manual call points, control and indication panels.
Scope, quoted from IS 2189 : 2008 — the 2008 edition in the public archive, not the current IS 2189 : 2026. Read the full standard
The BIS registry lists the current edition as IS 2189 : 2026. The publicly archived copy quoted here is the 2008 edition, so wording and requirements may have changed since. Check the official BIS listing for what is in force.
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 4.2 Detection Zones
- 4.2.7 General
- 7.2 Initial Installation Inspection Tests
- 7.3 ServicinglPeriodical Maintenance
- 7.4 Maintenance Schedule
- 7.4.3 Daily Attention by User
- 7.4.4 Weekly Attention by the User
- 7.4.6 Annual Inspection Tests
- 7.5 General Points About Detectors
- 7.6 Cleaning and Maintenance
- 7.7 Tests Following an Alarm or Fire
- 7.8 System Disconnection During Testing
- 7.9 Spares
Sub-clause names as printed under the headings “GENERAL REQUIREMENTS”, “INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE” in IS 2189 : 2008 (the 2008 archived edition; BIS lists 2026 as current). Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- 5 AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTORS
- 6 SITING OF FIRE DETECTORS
- 7 INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 2189 : 2026 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2023-08-01)
- IS 2189 : 2008 — withdrawn by BIS
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CPWD DSR E&M 2022
| Item code | Description (verbatim) |
|---|---|
| 17.1.9.1 | Supplying, installation, testing & commissioning sector panel suitable for following zones, complete with visual indications for short circuit fault, open circuit fault, fire condition and all other standard facilities a… |
| 17.1.9.2 | Supplying, installation, testing & commissioning sector panel suitable for following zones, complete with visual indications for short circuit fault, open circuit fault, fire condition and all other standard facilities a… |
| 17.1.9.3 | Supplying, installation, testing & commissioning sector panel suitable for following zones, complete with visual indications for short circuit fault, open circuit fault, fire condition and all other standard facilities a… |
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Notes
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- Generated 2026-07-27.